Table 3.
Numbers and percentages of potential mediating variables according to Neo-Marxian social class among South Korean employed men aged 19–64
| Capitalists | Small employers | Petty Bourgeoisie | Managers | Expert supervisors | Skilled supervisors | Nonskilled supervisors | Experts | Skilled workers | Nonskilled workers | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 113 (100.0) | 548 (100.0) | 980 (100.0) | 117 (100.0) | 253 (100.0) | 375 (100.0) | 550 (100.0) | 169 (100.0) | 206 (100.0) | 1081 (100.0) | |||
| Material factors | Income | Low | 9 (8.0) | 82 (15.0) | 300 (30.6) | 8 (6.8) | 22 (8.7) | 34 (9.1) | 117 (21.3) | 21 (12.4) | 34 (16.5) | 342 (31.6) | <0.001 |
| Middle low | 19 (16.8) | 125 (22.8) | 264 (26.9) | 19 (16.2) | 36 (14.2) | 85 (22.7) | 160 (29.1) | 26 (15.4) | 50 (24.3) | 305 (28.2) | |||
| Middle high | 26 (23.0) | 155 (28.3) | 238 (24.3) | 42 (35.9) | 83 (32.8) | 110 (29.3) | 146 (26.5) | 49 (29.0) | 54 (26.2) | 253 (23.4) | |||
| High | 59 (52.2) | 186 (33.9) | 178 (18.2) | 48 (41.0) | 112 (44.3) | 146 (38.9) | 127 (23.1) | 73 (43.2) | 68 (33.0) | 181 (16.7) | |||
| House ownership | 0–1 house | 97 (85.8) | 461 (84.1) | 883 (90.1) | 101 (86.3) | 226 (89.3) | 326 (86.9) | 501 (91.1) | 146 (86.4) | 188 (91.3) | 1001 (92.6) | <0.001 | |
| ≥ 2 houses | 16 (14.2) | 87 (15.9) | 97 (9.9) | 16 (13.7) | 27 (10.7) | 49 (13.1) | 49 (8.9) | 23 (13.6) | 18 (8.7) | 80 (7.4) | |||
| Health behavioral factors | Smoking | Never | 12 (10.6) | 65 (11.9) | 168 (17.1) | 21 (17.9) | 72 (28.5) | 77 (20.5) | 67 (12.2) | 58 (34.3) | 45 (21.8) | 191 (17.7) | <0.001 |
| Former | 38 (33.6) | 192 (35.0) | 374 (38.2) | 45 (38.5) | 72 (28.5) | 134 (35.7) | 156 (28.4) | 53 (31.4) | 55 (26.7) | 326 (30.2) | |||
| Current | 63 (55.8) | 291 (53.1) | 438 (44.7) | 51 (43.6) | 109 (43.1) | 164 (43.7) | 327 (59.5) | 58 (34.3) | 106 (51.5) | 564 (52.2) | |||
| Alcohol use | Never or nearly never | 21 (18.6) | 110 (20.1) | 242 (24.7) | 16 (13.7) | 67 (26.5) | 58 (15.5) | 97 (17.6) | 42 (24.9) | 36 (17.5) | 240 (22.2) | <0.001 | |
| Moderate | 61 (54.0) | 277 (50.5) | 498 (50.8) | 68 (58.1) | 126 (49.8) | 224 (59.7) | 302 (54.9) | 103 (60.9) | 125 (60.7) | 555 (51.3) | |||
| High risk | 31 (27.4) | 161 (29.4) | 240 (24.5) | 33 (28.2) | 60 (23.7) | 93 (24.8) | 151 (27.5) | 24 (14.2) | 45 (21.8) | 286 (26.5) | |||
| Physical activity | No | 84 (74.3) | 384 (70.1) | 665 (67.9) | 89 (76.1) | 196 (77.5) | 293 (78.1) | 364 (66.2) | 130 (76.9) | 159 (77.2) | 697 (64.5) | <0.001 | |
| Yes | 29 (25.7) | 164 (29.9) | 315 (32.1) | 28 (23.9) | 57 (22.5) | 82 (21.9) | 186 (33.8) | 39 (23.1) | 47 (22.8) | 384 (35.5) | |||
| Psychosocial factors | Feeling of depression | No | 100 (88.5) | 488 (89.1) | 889 (90.7) | 110 (94.0) | 238 (94.1) | 353 (94.1) | 496 (90.2) | 159 (94.1) | 190 (92.2) | 968 (89.5) | 0.042 |
| Yes | 13 (11.5) | 60 (10.9) | 91 (9.3) | 7 (6.0) | 15 (5.9) | 22 (5.9) | 54 (9.8) | 10 (5.9) | 16 (7.8) | 113 (10.5) | |||
| Perceived level of stress | Nearly none | 7 (6.2) | 71 (13.0) | 170 (17.3) | 10 (8.5) | 26 (10.3) | 26 (6.9) | 48 (8.7) | 25 (14.8) | 18 (8.7) | 146 (13.5) | <0.001 | |
| Low | 53 (46.9) | 273 (49.8) | 588 (60.0) | 71 (60.7) | 138 (54.5) | 207 (55.2) | 330 (60.0) | 103 (60.9) | 134 (65.0) | 686 (63.5) | |||
| High | 41 (36.3) | 169 (30.8) | 186 (19.0) | 32 (27.4) | 74 (29.2) | 116 (30.9) | 142 (25.8) | 35 (20.7) | 44 (21.4) | 204 (18.9) | |||
| Very high | 12 (10.6) | 35 (6.4) | 36 (3.7) | 4 (3.4) | 15 (5.9) | 26 (6.9) | 30 (5.5) | 6 (3.6) | 10 (4.9) | 45 (4.2) | |||
| Workplace environmental factors | Physical environment | Very good | 36 (31.9) | 109 (19.9) | 110 (11.2) | 43 (36.8) | 104 (41.1) | 137 (36.5) | 73 (13.3) | 76 (45.0) | 50 (24.3) | 117 (10.8) | <0.001 |
| Good | 44 (38.9) | 195 (35.6) | 261 (26.6) | 50 (42.7) | 103 (40.7) | 161 (42.9) | 190 (34.5) | 73 (43.2) | 84 (40.8) | 261 (24.1) | |||
| Bad | 24 (21.2) | 152 (27.7) | 374 (38.2) | 20 (17.1) | 38 (15.0) | 61 (16.3) | 173 (31.5) | 19 (11.2) | 52 (25.2) | 390 (36.1) | |||
| Very bad | 9 (8.0) | 92 (16.8) | 235 (24.0) | 4 (3.4) | 8 (3.2) | 16 (4.3) | 114 (20.7) | 1 (0.6) | 20 (9.7) | 313 (29.0) | |||
| Psychological environment | Very good | 30 (26.5) | 143 (26.1) | 217 (22.1) | 23 (19.7) | 26 (10.3) | 42 (11.2) | 52 (9.5) | 19 (11.2) | 18 (8.7) | 93 (8.6) | <0.001 | |
| Good | 44 (38.9) | 227 (41.4) | 388 (39.6) | 68 (58.1) | 118 (46.6) | 167 (44.5) | 225 (40.9) | 59 (34.9) | 73 (35.4) | 368 (34.0) | |||
| Bad | 35 (31.0) | 159 (29.0) | 324 (33.1) | 24 (20.5) | 85 (33.6) | 140 (37.3) | 226 (41.1) | 67 (39.6) | 83 (40.3) | 436 (40.3) | |||
| Very bad | 4 (3.5) | 19 (3.5) | 51 (5.2) | 2 (1.7) | 24 (9.5) | 26 (6.9) | 47 (8.5) | 24 (14.2) | 32 (15.5) | 184 (17.0) |